I love A Day at the Beach!

 Have you seen the small dies from Spellbinders called A Day at the Beach?  They came to my house last week along with the Chill Sumer stamps and dies! They were met at the door by our welcome sign that says "Beach House!" I love having a last name that is  a happy place for so many. 

For this fun indoor play day I pulled out some paper scraps and glue. Isn't the hat amazing? 

I will be entering this at the Fusion Challenge, NBUS and Tic-Tac-Toe where I used the middle row: Bright Colors, Free and Dies. 

Keeping this short as I have a date with Faith - a lovely Morgan horse I visit at a nearby farm! Thanks so much for your visit today. 

Color Hues A Tribute

 On this first day of August, we at the Color Hues have a new challenge up for you. It is also a special tribute to Lindsey, our dear team mate who passed away recently. We want to honor her in two ways. First, by using the colors she had chosen for us of blue and purple. Second, by creating a card that celebrates her life or something that she loved. We hope that you will join us! 

My card shows butterflies in flight, and an uplifting sentiment.  

Using Ombre Papers from Altenew, I die cut a variety of butterflies in blue and purple hues. For extra shine and texture, I brushed Perfect Pearls in purple to the lavender butterflies, and spritzed them with shimmer spray. 

The sentiment was heat embossed in Pewter, and I added a tiny heart cut of mirror paper. Keeping it simple, the only other embellishment is the three pearls.

Please join us, won't you? I can't wait to see what you will make! Thanks for spending time with your visit here today. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supply List 

Stamps:  Waffle Flower - Sweet Sentiments
Ink:  Versamark
Other:  Penny Black - Creative Dies 51-731  Soaring

Paper Palooza for The Paper Players #602

 Hello stamping friends! It's time for this week's challenge #602 at The Paper Players! As I'm writing this post I feel almost giddy from my patterned paper playtime! 

I didn't hesitate to order this fun paper pack from Stampin' up! Although it has a darling coordinating tea pot stamp I have several tea themed images in my stash already, so I didn't *think* I would need it. 

As it turned out, I colored up this much older stamp and went to see if the paper I chose and the image  would work well together. Well, they did, but I can only say... it was WORK, lol! Sometimes a card comes together easily and sometimes it's like pulling teeth! Am I the only one?

I did very simple Copic coloring, and paper pieced the girl's dress and apron. Playing with the middle row across, I chose die cut, patterned paper and blue. 

The apron strings and ruffled edges were brightened up with a white gel pen. I do really love the blue teapots in this patterned paper. 

Thanks for a great challenge! I hope you will join us!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supply List 

Stamps:  MFT BB Steeped in Love
Paper:  Stampin' Up! - Tea Cup Boutique 6 x 6 paper pack
Other: Flower Dies are from Sunny Studio

Floral Delicacy for The Paper Players #601

 Hello everyone, thanks for making the challenge at The Paper Players a favorite! It's time for #601 and it's a wonderful sketch for us from LeAnne! 

A new-to-me set of stamps and dies called Floral Delicacy seemed ready for me to ink up for the first time, here you go! 

I was wondering what colors to use and inspiration HIT! A favorite tea cup. I've so often wanted to use these fabulous colors.  Voila!

After arranging the elements according to the sketch, I added a sentiment using gold foil on black card stock. 

It will be fun to see what you make with the sketch.  I hope you will play along! What will inspire you?

Thanks so much for your visit today! I'm adding this to the fun challenge at NBUS.

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful! 

Supply List 
Stamps  Floral Delicacy  - The Greetery,  
Ink  Altenew - Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Warm Sunshine, Ocean Waves, Dusk
Other  Foil plates - Spellbinders, Cover plate - Sparkling Diamonds Die by Pinkfresh Studio

Three Cards for You

  Cards for encouraging friends are so important. Awhile back I was sent a lovely set of stamps and dies and asked to be a Guest Designer for Technique Tuesday. I created three projects with the lovely Bowl Bouquet stamps and dies. 

All the images were colored with Zig markers. 

For the first card, after stamping and coloring the image, I used a mask over the bouquet and around the card edges and inked a rectangular background. 

The second card involved partial die cutting, so that I could create texture and slip in a pale aqua panel of DSP behind the vase.

The third card is more traditional, using a tag and die cut sentiment. A white rectangle was inked in pale pink and assembled onto a pale gray card front. Easy to color and with beautiful sentiments, this is a fabulous set. You can see my cards and find the supplies on the Technique Tuesday site HERE. 

I'd sure love to know if you have a favorite! My first card was my favorite but then I made the second and it holds the title. 

I really appreciate your visit to my blog today! Thanks so much! I plan to be back tomorrow posting just a few thoughts to round out the week. 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful! 

 

More with Interactive Cards

 Hey there, hello again! I'm back today to wrap up my theme this week of interactive cards, this time featuring the PTI products of Salt Air: Flora and Fauna, Reef Builder Dies, and sentiments. You can see that I'm still on a beach theme, but today's cards are to welcome a new little one. 

I'd never seen - or noticed - a Rocker card until recently in a blog challenge, and I just had to make one! They've been around for quite awhile - but now look so cute dressed up with dies. 

My card began with a 5" die cut circle scored in half. A smaller circle was glued just on to the bottom half and was embellished with the die cuts.  Just a note of caution - don't glue them down until you check the balance on your card. You don't want your rocker to be lopsided.  I loved making this, can't wait to try it again. Photos don't do them justice. 

The second card is a Flip Fold card, again, only requiring circle die cuts, no other special die needed. With this one, I added patterned papers to the front, and glitter to dust the seashells in sparkle. 

I definitely enjoyed stamping these sea creatures, and adding sponged color to the flora. All inks used are from PTI.  Here's a view of the inside. 

I love the way interactive cards give a surprise to the recipient upon opening. 

I will be back tomorrow with something I consider special! Hope to see you then. 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful! 

Interactive Cards: Slimline Shadowbox

 How are you doing on this Tuesday morning? My past week allowed some wonderful family time, as my husband and I were out of town and able to help with the big sisters of the new baby! 

I had a few cards ready to go on the hopper that explore some special folds and interactive features. First up, the slimline shadowbox! 

I used an old favorite from Papertrey Ink - Fenceline: summer to create both cards. 

The first card measures, 4-1/4" by 8". The folds for the base are so easy, I got help from Jennifer's wonderful video HERE. I began by inking a simple scene of sand ocean and sky using Altenew inks. The fence was stamped on the bottom layer, other images were stamped and fussy cut to add depth to the front and the outer layer of the card. 

I used textured card stock in bermuda bay, adding a white frame over the top. 

For the second card - I will show you my mistake! THe first card is what I learned from it! 

Do you see what's missing?  The shadow box! OOPS. I glued the scene panel just behind the front of the card, instead of placing it onto the INSIDE of the box. Now you know what NOT to do, lol! 

Creating multiple cards with a set or a theme is helpful to me, as I learn and get better as I go. Learning from my mistakes may turn out to be helpful for you. Maybe not! This card measures 4" by 9". 

I've enjoyed pulling this set out to use again, I have only inked it up once before, HERE if you missed it. Oh, HERE is one more. 

The sentiment is from Altenew Craft Your Life Kit - Fragrant Florals.

Thanks for hanging on through this long post. Hope you caught some happy thoughts/vibes from your visit with me today!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful!